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Townsville ships first bulk sorghum as milestone for region

The Port of Townsville is building momentum as an agricultural export hub with the first bulk shipment of sorghum setting sail for China this week…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

News

VFF, AgForce join GrainGrowers; WAFarmers rejects invite

The Victorian Farmers Federation and AgForce Queensland are the latest state farming organisations to join GrainGrowers…Read More

Emma Alsop, November 5, 2026

News

Qld defers introduction of new phosphine, grain dust limits

The grains industry has welcomed the Qld Govt’s decision to adopt a three-year transition into new WELs on 15 substances, including phosphine and grain dust…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Post-rain quality punished, markets in think mode

Markets have gone quiet as growers and consumers ingest the impact of a soggy northern harvest, and a low-protein profile for southern cereals…Read More

Liz Wells, November 5, 2026

Property

Rain, year-end timing point to quiet rural property market 

Recent rain is lifting seasonal confidence across southern and central Qld, but agents say the approaching Christmas break could delay much of the resulting sales activity until 2027…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 5, 2026

News

National maize body joins Grain Producers Australia

The Maize Association of Australia has joined Grain Producers Australia, bringing one of Australia’s most versatile and widely grown grain crops into GPA’s national representation…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

News

DAFF reveals companies recommended for paused FFSF

In Senate Estimates last week, DAFF confirmed six more companies were recommended for the FFSF but had yet to contract urea tonnages before the scheme was paused…Read More

Emma Alsop, November 4, 2026

News

Richard Norton named as new GrainGrowers CEO

Experienced executive Richard Norton has been named as the successor to Shona Gawel as CEO of GrainGrowers, ..Read More

Grain Central, November 3, 2026

News

Proposed Kogan data centre sparks mixed views
Liz Wells, November 4, 2026

Markets

Nigerian wheat imports to decline as inflation bites
Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, November 3, 2026

News

Low-GI Wise Wheat baking hits Woolworths shelves
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Grain Central, November 4, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 2 November 2026 + outlook
Bureau of Meteorology, November 3, 2026

Markets

Daily Market Wire 4 November 2026
Lachstock Consulting, November 4, 2026

News

CBH’s first report for WA harvest details 2.7Mt received
Grain Central, November 2, 2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

37.75
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.7009
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

06 Nov 2026 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-20.95
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Wheat

APW1 delivered Melbourne

Last Week

372
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Barley

FB1 delivered Melbourne

Today

296

Canola

Spot delivered Melbourne

Today

794
Source: Lachstock Consulting

Sorghum

Sorghum track Newcastle

Today

352
Source: Lachstock Consulting

What readers are saying

Low-GI Wise Wheat baking hits Woolworths shelves

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GPA welcomes NT Farmers to the fold

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Qld soy, peanut growers boil over supermarket imports

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Push to hold hearings as part of paraquat inquiry fails

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News

Townsville ships first bulk sorghum as milestone for region

The Port of Townsville is building momentum as an agricultural export hub with the first bulk shipment of sorghum setting sail for China this week…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

VFF, AgForce join GrainGrowers; WAFarmers rejects invite

The Victorian Farmers Federation and AgForce Queensland are the latest state farming organisations to join GrainGrowers…Read More

Emma Alsop, November 5, 2026

Qld defers introduction of new phosphine, grain dust limits

The grains industry has welcomed the Qld Govt’s decision to adopt a three-year transition into new WELs on 15 substances, including phosphine and grain dust…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

National maize body joins Grain Producers Australia

The Maize Association of Australia has joined Grain Producers Australia, bringing one of Australia’s most versatile and widely grown grain crops into GPA’s national representation…Read More

Grain Central, November 5, 2026

Weather

BOM weekly rainfall update 2 November 2026 + outlook

Rain eased in harvesting areas in the week to today, and falls in the coming week are forecast mainly for northern Australia and non-arable regions…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, November 3, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 27 October 2026 + outlook

More rain is on the forecast for harvesting areas of eastern and South Australia, but only light falls are expected in Western Australia…Read More

Guest Author, October 27, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 20 October 2026 + outlook

A wet week for harvesting areas of eastern Australia is on the way, and rain is also forecast for SA, Vic and southern NSW growing areas…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, October 20, 2026

BOM weekly rainfall update 13 October 2026 + outlook

Rain is forecast for harvesting and summer-cropping areas into next week after a run of mostly dry days for grain-growing regions…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, October 13, 2026

Cropping

Non-herbicide tools valuable in weed control

Countering high-risk weed populations with non-herbicide, or cultural, tools is central to an integrated management program that results in a low-weed farming system…Read More

Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, October 30, 2026

Rain yet to lift Qld summer-crop plantings, NNSW crops benefit

Recent rain is yet to kickstart sorghum and dryland cotton planting in southern Qld, but established northern NSW summer crops are soaking up the moisture thwarting the winter-crop harvest…Read More

Emma Alsop, October 21, 2026

Tips for tackling herbicide-resistant weeds in summer fallow

As the traditional double knock of glyphosate and paraquat struggles to keep on top of some summer weeds, supplementary strategies are being recommended…Read More

Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, October 19, 2026

Hay a stayer, cotton a challenge in Douglas Daly

Local demand and solid yields make hay a favourite in the Douglas Daly, where cotton and other crops are being sounded out as Top End farming develops…Read More

Liz Wells, September 2, 2026

Markets

Feedgrain Focus: Post-rain quality punished, markets in think mode

Markets have gone quiet as growers and consumers ingest the impact of a soggy northern harvest, and a low-protein profile for southern cereals…Read More

Liz Wells, November 5, 2026

Nigerian wheat imports to decline as inflation bites

Although its domestic wheat production is trending up, Nigeria relies heavily on wheat imports, which are expected to dip this this year in response to pressured household budgets…Read More

Peter McMeekin, Grain Brokers Australia, November 3, 2026

Daily Market Wire 4 November 2026

Wheat fell overnight as Russia-Ukraine peace talks raised hopes of improved Black Sea grain flows, and canola and corn also closed lower…Read More

Lachstock Consulting, November 4, 2026

Daily Market Wire 3 November 2026

US wheat bounced overnight, and in Australia, hail has damaged some crops in the Victorian Mallee and northern Wimmera. ..Read More

Lachstock Consulting, November 3, 2026

Sponsored Content

Market Check launches first-of-its-kind grain marketing academy for growers and agribusiness

Grain marketing advisory firm Market Check has launched a new education platform aimed at demystifying grain markets for anyone involved in the ag industry, from growers through to bankers, agronomists, feedlotters and graduates just starting out in agribusiness…Read More

Sponsored Content, September 14, 2026

The new way to fumigate grain

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Sponsored Content, August 18, 2026

The new way to treat grain, backed by results

Grain fumigation has always come down to one question: did the fumigant actually get where it needed to go?..Read More

Sponsored Content, July 27, 2026

Bourgault introduces next-generation PLDX opener to Australian growers

Bourgault Australia has launched the new ParaLink Dual Xtreme (PLDX) opener, designed for improved seeding accuracy, durability, and residue handling, offering growers enhanced control and consistency across varying conditions…Read More

Sponsored Content, April 27, 2026

Machinery

Industry turns to growers to track autonomous machinery progress

Growers are invited to take the 2026 Autonomous Farm Machinery Survey this month to help benchmark adoption of new technology…Read More

Grain Central, November 2, 2026

Biofuel and blends power tractor on 2500km WA journey

A Massey Ferguson tractor has just completed a journey in WA of more than 2500km,  powered all the way by renewable biofuels and biofuel blends…Read More

Grain Central, October 19, 2026

Melbourne set to host first Agritechnica Australia in 2027

Following on from the FutureAg expos, the first Agritechnica Australia event is to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in July 2027…Read More

Grain Central, October 12, 2026

Flexible front finds favour with contract harvester

Flexible Geringhoff header fronts are boosting efficiency for CQ-based Deberi Contract Harvesting on a range of crops, and over contour banks common in the north…Read More

Grain Central, October 6, 2026

Property

Rain, year-end timing point to quiet rural property market 

Recent rain is lifting seasonal confidence across southern and central Qld, but agents say the approaching Christmas break could delay much of the resulting sales activity until 2027…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 5, 2026

Families buy Qld’s Bon Eden, three of four Vater farms in SA

Families feature as purchasers of recent listings, including an aggregation on Qld’s Darling Downs, and three of four farms which make up the Vater Family Aggregation in SA…Read More

Linda Rowley, November 2, 2026

Murray River Land portion set for auction, Mindarie Downs lists

The Southern Hub of Roc Partners’ Murray River Land holding in Vic is going under the hammer this month, and in SA, Peter Burge and family have listed Mindarie Downs. ..Read More

Linda Rowley, November 2, 2026

Northern, central, southern listings on offer in NSW

Testing the market this spring in three regions of NSW are Binneguy Station in the north, The Lease in the Central West, and Jillimar on the south-west slopes…Read More

Linda Rowley, October 30, 2026

AgCarbon Central

Ag, carbon fund puts together Deniliquin aggregation

The CEFC and La Caisse-backed Meldora platform has amassed a 4837ha holding in the Deniliquin district to expand beyond its initial Arcturus Downs Aggregation in Qld…Read More

Linda Rowley, September 18, 2026

Report makes case for on-farm electrification over biofuels

A Farmers for Climate Action report says transitioning to electric machinery and vehicles rather than shifting existing equipment to biofuels makes more sense for farmers…Read More

Emma Alsop, June 15, 2026

NSW broadacre farm generates ACCUs in game-changer

Carbon-sequestering seed treatment generates first NSW broadacre Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) for Nicholsons…Read More

Grain Central, May 7, 2026

Partnership to track barley carbon emissions from paddock to beer

A partnership between Charles Sturt University and Victorian farmers will help track carbon emissions from barley used in Asahi Beverages…Read More

Grain Central, April 4, 2026
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